The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-16
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

-Catnip is one of the most valuable
plants for bees.
One barn, large enough for all. is
better than several small ones. Have
everything under one roof, and have it
well insured.
A very brilliant starch is obtained
In the following way: Add about one
sixteenth to one-twentieth of powdered
stearine to the ordinary starch--Rsras
Nst1 Yorker.
1t is claimed that the flesh of hogs
that are allowed to find their food by
hunting acorns aud roots in the forests
is superior to that of the best fed hogs
kept in pens.
-Bone-dust and wood ashes will sup
ply all that may be lacking for straw
berries in any soil, says Mr.. Crawford,
of Ohio, and these can be obtained in
nearly all parts of the country
indianapolis Journal.
The fresher the egg the smaller the
air-sack in the large end, and when
cooked the stale egg can be peeled like,
an orange, but the contents of q fresh
EGG adhere to the skin when hard
boiled.-FGrm. Field and StockmGn.
There is no necessity for filthy
hog-pen. If cleaned out twice week
the manure can be cOmpOsted and will
keep in better condition, while the,
health of the swine will be materially
promoted. Troy Times.
Cheese Relish: Cheese makes d
nice relish by squeezing it into a dough-
like mass, and adding little flour.
butter, pepper and salt, and liberal
dash of cayenne. Roll thin. cut into.
lady-fnger strips and daintily brown in
the oven.-Farnl, Field and StOctmGn.
Work horses can be fed upon cob
meal. bran and corn fodder. but Prof.
+. W. Stewart recommends. in the
Country Gentleman, that the fodder be
cut. wet and the meal and bran mixed
with it, so that both must be eaten to-
gether.
Chocolate Caramels: One pint of
sugar, dissolved in wineglass of vine
gar. half cup of butter, one cupful of
grated chocolate, boil until quite thick,
put in buttered tins, and cut in squares
when partly cooled. Instead of vinegar
YOU can use water favored with essence
of vanilla, and they will be finer, but a
little vinegar keeps them from sugar
ing.-B0Ston Budget.
In dining room having abundant
light, such colors as olive. of a middle
shade, light green, purplish or reddish
brown and red of capucine, lakey coral
and scarlet hues may be prominent in
the composition. Where blue and
white are in patterns in which rich
brown or Indian red dominate, the lat
ter are improved by their preSence-
Cincinnati Times.
The woman who is so absorbed in
her housework as to chronicle events
by noting that Harry died on tin-ScOur--
ing day, that Jimmy was married on
general sweeping day, or that Susie
was born on window-washing morning
remembering. regretfully, that the
window washing was therefore post
pOned-may give her family a very
good house to live in but not an at
tractive hOme.-GOlden RUle.
"A successful poultry raiser feeds
wheat in the morning, barley at noon
and wheat in The evening. In addition
to the barley he gives the slOps and
refuse from the kitchen, after boiling it
The wheat gives a rich yellow color to-
the yelkS, which is so much desired in
the city, where eggs are sold in retail
markets. He says one great mistake
many chicken raisers make is in feed
ing chickens too much. and this ac-
counts for their becoming diseased.